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02/21/2018 09:33:45

British government braces for Unilever move to Netherlands: FT

The British government is bracing for Unilever , one of the country's biggest companies, to shift its headquarters to the Netherlands after months of political pressure from both sides, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

02/05/2018 09:16:27

Avon names Unilever's Zijderveld as CEO after long search

U.S. cosmetics maker Avon Products Inc (AVP) on Monday named Unilever NV executive Jan Zijderveld as its chief executive, days after shareholders piled pressure on the company to find a new CEO quickly. Zijderveld's appointment caps a nearly six-month search for a new boss at New York-based Avon after Sheri McCoy said in August she was stepping down.

02/05/2018 09:16:00

UPDATE 2-Avon names Unilever's Zijderveld as CEO after long search

Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.S. cosmetics maker Avon Products Inc
on Monday named Unilever NV executive Jan
Zijderveld as its chief executive, days after shareholders piled
pressure on the company to find a new CEO quickly.

02/05/2018 05:30:27

Avon appoints Jan Zijderveld CEO to succeed Sheri McCoy

Avon Products Inc. said Monday that it has named Jan Zijderveld chief executive officer, succeeding Sheri McCoy, effective immediately. The beauty company announced last summer that McCoy would resign in March. Zijderveld joins from Unilever N.V., where he was last president of the European business. He was with the company for 30 years. There was a Wall Street Journal report last week that activist investors would push to find a buyer for the company. Avon shares are unchanged in premarket trading, and down nearly 59% for the last year. The S&P 500 index is up 20.2% for the last 12 months.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

02/01/2018 01:49:01

UPDATE 2-Unilever ends tough 2017 on strong note

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Jan 5

Jan 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening 1 point
higher at 7,696.8 on Friday, according to financial bookmakers.
* UNILEVER: Unilever plans to close its Colman's mustard
factory in the English city of Norwich next year, after more than 160 years,
affecting 113 jobs.
* BRITAIN/AUTOS: British new car sales recorded their biggest drop since
2009 last year, falling by more than 5 percent due to uncertainty over potential
new d

12/18/2017 14:47:00

Why Unilever Isn't Spreading Its Bets

The Anglo-Dutch conglomerate will sell its spreads business to private equity firm KKR. It's a favorable deal for shareholders.

UPDATE 2-Unilever to sell spreads business to KKR for $8 billion

Unilever sells margarine business to KKR for £6bn

The Anglo-Dutch firm is selling brands including Flora and ProActiv to the private equity giant.

12/15/2017 09:37:01

Unilever to sell margarine and spreads unit to KKR for $8 billion

LONDON (Reuters) - Unilever has agreed to sell its margarine and spreads business to KKR for 6.8 billion euros ($8 billion), it said on Friday, confirming an earlier report by Reuters saying the U.S. private equity fund had made it into exclusive talks to buy the shrinking business.

12/15/2017 09:33:44

Unilever to sell margarine and spreads unit to KKR for $8 bln

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Unilever has
agreed to sell its margarine and spreads business to KKR
for 6.8 billion euros ($8 billion), it said on Friday,
confirming an earlier report by Reuters saying the U.S. private
equity fund had made it into exclusive talks to buy the
shrinking business.
($1 = 0.8498 euros)
(Reporting by Martinne Geller; Editing by Susan Fenton)

12/14/2017 10:17:43

BRIEF-Unilever To Acquire Schmidt’s Naturals

Unilever Plc(UL): * UNILEVER TO ACQUIRE SCHMIDT’S NATURALS. * SAYS TERMS OF TRANSACTION WERE NOT DISCLOSED​ Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

* Platinum wants developed markets portion only. * Apollo and CVC also in the fray. * Interest from KKR waning. By Pamela Barbaglia and Martinne Geller. Investment firm Platinum Equity is preparing a binding bid for part of Unilever's margarine and spreads business, sources familiar with the matter said, ahead of next week's deadline for final offers.

11/30/2017 16:30:21

Unilever CEO defends balance between growth, margin

Unilever Chief Executive Paul Polman on Thursday defended his balancing of growth and margin, weighing in passionately after a weak third quarter on a debate sparked by this year's unwanted approach from Kraft-Heinz.

11/29/2017 17:03:24

Unilever touts new products, structure to fight rivals

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods maker Unilever told investors on Wednesday that it expects new products and a leaner organization to help win an intensifying battle to sell packaged goods around the world.

11/29/2017 17:03:05

UPDATE 2-Unilever touts new products, structure to fight rivals

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Anglo-Dutch consumer goods maker
Unilever told investors on Wednesday that it
expects new products and a leaner organization to help win an
intensifying battle to sell packaged goods around the world.

11/29/2017 09:18:36

Unilever spreads auction narrows with three funds left - sources

Private equity firms Apollo, KKR and CVC Capital Partners are the final three parties left bidding for Unilever's margarine and spreads business, sources familiar with the matter said, as the process moves towards its final round.

11/28/2017 01:29:44

Unilever leans towards single structure, delays choice of location

Unilever sees a single corporate structure as in the best interests of the company and its shareholders, but has not yet made a decision to pursue one, it said on Tuesday. The dual-headed, Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group said a single share class would provide "greater ongoing strategic flexibility for value-creating portfolio change".

11/28/2017 00:53:17

Unilever board to delay decision on single structure: FT

LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer goods maker Unilever is delaying a decision on whether to pick Britain or the Netherlands as its home base, the Financial Times reported.